Porter Named ABCA/Rawlings All-Mideast Region
Porter adds second team regional honors to 2015 awards list
Senior right fielder Pat Porter
June 10, 2015
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Pat Porter was named to the Mideast-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Second Team, the American Baseball Coaches Association announced Tuesday.
Porter, a first team All-Big Ten selection, was taken in the MLB Draft in the 15th round today by the Houston Astros. The OSU right fielder led the Buckeyes in hitting with a season-high .338 batting average with 43 runs scored, 71 hits, nine doubles, four triples, 11 home runs and 49 RBI with a .576 slugging percentage. Porter ranked in the Top 5 in multiple Big Ten offensive categories, including slugging percentage, home runs, RBI and total bases. He set the Ohio State career triples record (15) and also reached base in 30 straight games in his final campaign as a Buckeye.
The teams are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Div. I All-America Committee. All-Region first-team selections are eligible for ABCA/Rawlings All-America honors.
http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/061015aad.html
Porter adds second team regional honors to 2015 awards list
Senior right fielder Pat Porter
June 10, 2015
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Pat Porter was named to the Mideast-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Second Team, the American Baseball Coaches Association announced Tuesday.
Porter, a first team All-Big Ten selection, was taken in the MLB Draft in the 15th round today by the Houston Astros. The OSU right fielder led the Buckeyes in hitting with a season-high .338 batting average with 43 runs scored, 71 hits, nine doubles, four triples, 11 home runs and 49 RBI with a .576 slugging percentage. Porter ranked in the Top 5 in multiple Big Ten offensive categories, including slugging percentage, home runs, RBI and total bases. He set the Ohio State career triples record (15) and also reached base in 30 straight games in his final campaign as a Buckeye.
The teams are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Div. I All-America Committee. All-Region first-team selections are eligible for ABCA/Rawlings All-America honors.
http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/061015aad.html
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